JP3349030B2 - Equipment for storing parts in furniture - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention accommodates a preliminary or necessary panel connecting fitting in a hollow column for erecting a partition panel (partition panel) lower than the ceiling height in the room. The present invention relates to a structure of an apparatus for storing parts necessary for assembling furniture or spare parts or spare parts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent furniture, in order to reduce the space required for transportation costs and inventory, a user or a constructor assembles each member such as a plate material on site instead of assembling the furniture (in use). As described above, a form in which necessary members are collectively stored for each set or transported is adopted. In this case, depending on the manner of assembling and using the furniture, there may be excess or deficiency, such as excess or necessary parts such as connection fittings of the above members.

In order to prevent excessive or insufficient parts, a conventional furniture set is provided with a necessary number of parts previously stored in a synthetic resin storage bag.

[0004]

However, when extra parts are stored in the storage bag or only parts are stored in another place depending on the manner of assembling or using the furniture, the extra There is a problem that a storage place is separately required, and when the assembly mode or the like is changed, the storage place of the component is forgotten or the component is lost.

The present invention has been made in order to solve these problems, and a component is stored in a hollow pillar, which is one of the components of furniture, without requiring a separate storage space. ,
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device for storing parts in furniture that can eliminate the loss of parts.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for storing parts in furniture according to the present invention, wherein a lower surface of a detachable post cap body for covering an upper end of a pillar having a hollow cross section is provided. A plurality of downwardly extending flexible
A short foot piece having a post cap body is provided on each short foot piece.
A hook is provided so as to face the inner diameter direction of the
Parts of furniture to be inserted into the air fall off at the hooks
The post cap body is configured to be suspended
On the lower surface, a plurality of restriction pieces shorter in length than the short foot pieces are provided.
The house protruded downward and suspended from the short leg pieces
To move the fixture parts to the lower side of the post cap body.
It is configured to control .

[0007] The invention described in claim 2 is the first invention.
The storage device for parts in furniture according to claim 1, wherein
The parts in the fixture are the connecting devices of the partition panel,
The part of the hook which is suspended so as not to fall off is the connecting device.
It is a flange in the installation .

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a partitioning state by a plurality of partitioning panels (hereinafter simply referred to as panels) 1 and columns 9. 1 shows a perspective view of each member of a connecting device 2 for connecting two panels 1, 1; The connecting device 2 can also be used to connect the hollow column 9 and the panel 1.

Each panel 1 has front and back surface plates 4 and 4 bonded to the front and back surfaces of the honeycomb material 3 with an adhesive material, and the surface plate 4 projects outward from the honeycomb material 3 on four sides of the panel 1. To form the mounting groove 5.

As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, a vertical frame member 6 formed of extruded aluminum or the like as a panel end surface member has a pair of reinforcing ribs 6b having a C-shaped cross section and also serving as screw mounting portions. A cylindrical portion 6a having a cylindrical portion 6b, a rail portion 6c having a U-shaped cross section formed on one side surface of the cylindrical portion 6a along the longitudinal direction, and edge pieces 6d, 6d facing each other along the rail portion 6c. A pair of grooves 11, 11 formed by
And

The pair of vertical frame members 6 and 6 are fitted into the longitudinally long mounting grooves 5 of the panel 1, and the upper mounting grooves 5 of the panel 1 are fitted with the caps 7. The cap 7 is connected to the reinforcing ribs 6b by screws 12 from the upper end side of the reinforcing ribs 6b.

An adjuster bolt is attached to the lower end of each vertical frame member 6 via a mounting bracket (not shown), so that the height of the panel 1 with respect to the floor surface can be adjusted.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the connecting device 2 includes a turning lever 20 having a U-shaped cross section and a pivot shaft 21 provided at a position near the base end of the turning lever 20. Two arms 22, 22 rotatably connected to the pivot 21
And a substantially rectangular flange 23 fixed to the ends of the arms 22, 22 when viewed from the front. The base end of the rotating lever 20 is eccentric with respect to the center axis of the pivot shaft 21. Formed cam portions 24, 24 are formed.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the upper ends of the panels 1 and 1 are connected to each other. The vertical frame members 6 and 6 of the panels 1 and 1 are adjacent to each other with their facing surfaces facing each other. While keeping the upper side, the left and right side edges 23a, 23a of the flange 23 are fitted along the grooves 11, 11 in the rail portion 6c of the vertical frame member 6 in one of the panels 1 to slide down (see FIG. 2). Then, the turning lever 20 is turned downward in the direction of the upper mounting hole 25 of the coping 7 on the other panel 1. When the longitudinal axis of the rotating lever 20 is rotated to a state substantially orthogonal to the plane of the flange 23, the cams 24, 24 are moved to the rear side of the rail 6c of the vertical frame member 6 of the other panel 1. Is pressed in the direction of the vertical frame member 6 on the one panel 1, and the two vertical frame members 6 and 6 facing each other can be sandwiched and connected by the cam portion 24 and the flange 23.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a case where the upper ends of the panel 1 and the hollow column 9 are connected to each other. In order to form a rail portion 9c on the outer surface of the column 9 on four sides, the vertical frame member 6 is formed. As in the case of (1), a pair of left and right edge pieces 9d, 9d facing each other are provided on the outer surfaces of the four corners of the column 9, and the right and left side edges 23a, 23a of the flange 23 are arranged along the outer surface of the rail 9c. Is slipped down into grooves 11, 11 which are gaps with the edge pieces 9d, 9d, and the turning lever 20 of the embodiment is turned downward on the upper surface of the other panel 1.

A posture holding means 26 is detachably mounted in the hollow of the cap 7 on one of the panels 1, and the rotation lever 20 is prevented from inadvertently turning upward through the posture holding means 26. To be configured. The embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a holding frame body 29 having a rectangular hollow cross section and having a downwardly provided locking claw 28 that engages with and disengages from a locking hole 27 formed in the bottom plate 7 a of the coping 7. The holding frame 29 is urged in the forward direction by an urging spring 34 and is disposed so as to be movable back and forth. When the turning lever 20 is turned downward with the knob 36 and pushed into the hollow portion of the cap 7 from the upper mounting hole 25 of the cap 7, a horizontal shaft-shaped engagement fixed to the turning lever 20 is provided. Pin 3
2 is configured to fit along the front surfaces of the guide grooves 31. In this case, the flange 23 (rotating lever 20)
Act to draw the mating member to be connected.

The hook body 30 is provided with engaging claws 33, 33 for preventing the engaging pins 32 fitted in the bottom sides of the left and right guide grooves 31, 31 from being disengaged upward. A biasing spring 34 interposed between the guide groove 31 and the engaging claw 33 urges the engaging pin 32 so as to sandwich the engaging pin 32 therebetween. The knob 35 protruding from the upper surface of the hook body 30 regulates the forward movement of the hook body 30, and resists the force of the urging spring 34.
0, the engaging pin 3
2 is disengaged from the engagement claw 33 so that the rotating lever 20 can be removed upward.

After the panels or the panel 1 and the column 9 are connected to each other by the posture holding means 26 and the rotating lever 20, the upper mounting hole 25 of the upper surface of the coping 7 in each panel 1 is combined. The upper end of the column 9 is covered with a resin upper cover 37, and the upper end of the post 9 is also made of a synthetic resin post cap 40.
(See FIG. 4).

By the way, as shown in FIG. 1, a portion A where the end face of the panel 1 is not connected to the mating panel 1 or the support 9 is shown.
In this case, the connecting device 2 is unnecessary, and therefore, the notch 6 on the upper end side of the vertical frame member 6 where the two arms 22 of the connecting device 2 should protrude from the inside of the coping 7.
e (see FIG. 2) remain exposed. In order to eliminate this irregularity, a rectangular end plate 38 for closing the cutout 6e is usually required as a spare part. Therefore,
The rectangular end plate 38 is detachably attached to a pair of locking claws 39 provided integrally and downwardly on the lower surface side of each of the upper cover bodies 37 so as to have flexibility (FIG. 5 and FIG. 6).

On the other hand, on the lower surface of the post cap body 40,
A flange projecting from the tip of the rotating lever 20 in a state where the rotating lever 20 is mounted on the posture holding means 26 (the state in which the engaging pin 32 is inserted into the guide groove 31 and locked by the hook body 30). Suspension means for detachably suspending the 23 are provided. The reason why this suspension means is necessary is as follows. That is, one panel 1 includes one posture holding means 26 and one rotation lever 20.
Assuming that a set of connecting devices 2 is to be prepared, one to a plurality of panels 1 are connected in a line as shown at a point B in FIG. A connecting device 2 for the means 26 and the pivoting levers 20 (one by one) is required. Therefore, in advance, one set of the connecting device 2 of the posture holding means 26 and the rotating lever 20 is attached to the support 9.
Can be used if necessary by suspending it on the lower surface of the post cap body 40, and if not necessary, it can be kept in the stored state.

Next, the construction of the first embodiment of the post cap body 40 and the suspension means will be described with reference to FIGS. On the lower surface of the post cap body 40 made of synthetic resin, four long leg pieces 41 extending downward so as to abut against the inner surfaces of the four circumferential rail portions 9c of the column 9 having a substantially rectangular cross section are integrally protruded. At the same time, four short foot pieces 42 are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the two opposed long foot pieces 41, 41 so as to project downward.

In this case, each of the long foot piece 41 and the short foot piece 42
Is flexible due to the properties of the synthetic resin material. A hook 42a is provided at the lower end of each short leg piece 42 so as to face inward (toward the radial direction of the post cap body 40). Thus, the rectangular flange 23 pivotally attached to the tip of the rotating lever 20 can be suspended and supported so as not to fall downward. In addition, the post cap body 40 is larger than the two opposing longitudinal legs 41, 41.
A plurality of restricting pieces 43 having a shorter downward length than each of the short leg pieces 42 are protruded downward at the radial inward position, and the upper surface of the suspended flange 23 is
8 is controlled so as not to move to the lower surface side of FIG.
reference).

As described above, one set of the connecting device of the posture holding means 26 and the rotation lever 20 is suspended and supported by the suspension means provided on the lower surface of the post cap body 40, If the lower part with the lever 20 is stored in a state where it is inserted into the hollow of the column 9 (the state shown in FIG. 8), the storage part of the connecting device 2 is not separately required, and it is not bulky and unnecessary during transportation and storage. The accident of losing the connecting device in a proper state is also eliminated.

The suspension means provided on the lower surface of the post cap body 40 includes a plurality of short leg pieces 4 as in the above embodiment.
In place of the hook 2a and the hook 42a, one hook-shaped hanging body is protruded downward, and the upper end of a storage bag (not shown) made of a synthetic resin film or the like that houses the connection device 2 is hooked. It may be configured to be suspended.

The storage device according to the present invention can be applied not only to the hollow pillars 9 necessary for erecting the partition panel but also to the hollow pillars in furniture assembled in a cabinet. May have an arbitrary shape such as a rectangle, a circle, and an ellipse. The storage body may be not only a bag made of a soft thin synthetic resin film but also a box made of a hard synthetic resin thin plate, and may be lost in the storage body (storage bag). It is even better if small parts such as easy screws are included.

In these cases as well, if the lower side of the storage body is located in the hollow of the column 9, the post cap 40
Is removed from the upper end of the column 9, it can be easily confirmed that the storage body (storage bag) is suspended.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show an embodiment in which the counter top plate 50 is mounted over the upper end of the panel 1. FIG. In this embodiment, lateral grooves 51, 51 as shown in FIG. 10 are provided on both right and left sides of the cover 7 covering the upper end surface of the panel 1. The bracket 52 for supporting the counter top plate 50 has a substantially triangular shape in a side view, and includes a horizontal plate portion 52a for supporting the counter top plate 50 and a vertical plate portion 52b abutting on the surface plate 4 of the panel 1. , Vertical plate part 52
A locking piece 52c having an L-shaped cross section is provided at the upper end of b, and when the locking piece 52c is inserted into the lateral groove 51, the bracket 52 does not fall off the panel 1. In this manner, the counter top plate 50 may be placed on the horizontal plate portion 52a of the bracket 52 mounted on the panel 1 and fixed with screws. Note that the counter top plate 50 is the panel 1
May be protruded to one side without straddling the upper end of the.

[0028]

As described above, according to the apparatus for storing parts in furniture of the present invention, a plurality of movable members extending downward are provided on the lower surface of a detachable post cap body for covering the upper end of a column having a hollow cross section. A short foot piece having flexibility is provided, and a hook portion is provided on each short foot piece so as to oppose the inner diameter direction of the post cap body, and a part of furniture to be inserted into the hollow of the support post, the hook portion, Since it is configured to be suspended so that it cannot be dropped, it does not require a place to separately store necessary parts in furniture, and has a remarkable effect that it does not become bulky for transportation and storage of furniture members and parts, This has the effect that accidents such as loss of parts can be prevented.

Further, since each of the short leg pieces has flexibility, even if the part to be suspended is a rigid body, each short leg piece with a hook portion is elastically deformed. This has the effect of facilitating hanging and removing operations.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of an arrangement relationship between a panel and a support.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of each component of a panel connecting device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of a connecting device between the panel and a support.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where an upper cover body is turned upside down.

FIG. 6 is a sectional side view of a main part of the upper cover body.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the post cap body.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the connecting device is suspended from the post cap body and housed in the column.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which a counter top plate is mounted on the upper end of the panel.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a main part of an embodiment in which a counter top plate is mounted on the upper end of the panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Panel 2 Connecting device 6 Vertical frame member 7 Kasagi 11, 11 Groove 20 Rotating lever 21 Pivot shaft 23 Flange 23a, 23a Left right edge 24 Cam part 26 Posture holding means 28 Locking claw 29 Holding frame body 30 Hook body REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 31 guide groove 32 engagement pin 34 biasing spring 40 post cap body 41 long foot piece 42 short foot piece 42a hook portion 43 regulating piece

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of flexible short leg pieces extending downward are provided on a lower surface of a detachable post cap body for covering an upper end of a pillar having a hollow cross section, and each of the short foot pieces has a post cap body. of the hook portion so as to face the inner diameter direction is provided, the part of furniture to be inserted into the hollow of the strut may be configured to Tsu支so as not to fall off by the hook portion, the Posutokya
On the lower surface of the tip body, there are a plurality of
The regulating piece is projected downward, and is suspended and supported by the short foot piece.
Move the furniture parts to the lower side of the post cap.
A device for storing parts in furniture, wherein the device is configured to regulate the movement of the furniture. 2. The part of the furniture is a partition panel.
The hooking portion is supported by the hook portion so as not to fall off.
The part storage device according to claim 1, wherein the part to be connected is a flange of the connection device.